Among those shifted are two foreign coaches, Julian Wood and Rene Ferdinands, who previously served as national batting coach and national spin bowling coach, respectively. Ferdinands, a biomechanics expert appointed in late September on a two-year deal, transitions to the role of HPC Spin Bowling Coach across all HPC squads, looking into the science aspect of bowling. Anusha Samaranayake, formerly the HPC fast bowling coach for all squads, has also been brought in as National and ‘A’ Team Fast Bowling Coach. Piyal Wijetunga, the former National Spin Bowling Coach, moves into the role of Emerging Spin Bowling Coach. Duminda Perera will continue to work as Batting Coach while Carmen Mapatuna will be the Fielding Coach.

Source: Sunday Times March 22, 2026 04:49 UTC